Unlike A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ each of the cross-dressing characters does so as the result of conscious decision (as opposed to magical influence) and in order to attain a goal. While there are certainly a number of disguises in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” there are different motivations for characters wearing them. For Viola‚ her reasons for dressing as a young man are clear since she wants to be able to make a living in the new land she has found herself inhabiting. Although it may be a bit
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Twelfth Night Review On the 2nd of December I visited the Apollo Theatre to watch �Twelfth Night�. Prior to entering the theatre I had expectations that the director would create a modernised play . When we entered‚ upon the stage the actors were preparing‚ I could see that they were dressed in Elizabethan fashion and realised that my initial thoughts were wrong. The actors dressing on stage revealed the honesty of the theatre and displayed the original clothing that this production was using
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“Twelfth Night” is a play written by William Shakespeare in the 17th Century that was supposed to be performed on the twelve days of Christmas. The play is about twins that get separated. Viola one of the twins‚ lands on an unknown land. She disguises herself as a man to work for Orsino‚ the duke of the land. She does all this to meet Olivia‚ the woman Orsino is wooing. While wooing Olivia for Orsino‚ Olivia starts to fall in love with Cesario (Viola’s male name). Throughout the play Viola starts
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Did Shakespeare’s characters get what they deserve? To what extent? The majority of Shakespeare’s characters did not get what they deserved in the end‚ there definitely is a strong scent of injustice that hangs in the air around Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This‚ however‚ does not mean that it made life harder for his characters. In quite a few cases‚ it actually leaves them better off. Nevertheless‚ this is not to say that they are not punished for their wrong deeds‚ sometimes in ways that are completely
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John M. Murry describes Twelfth Night as having a ’silvery undertone of sadness’ - this view is held by other critics alike. Kiernan Ryan states how "the spectre of death haunts the romantic protagonists’ lives and loves from the start." This can be seen right from the beginning of the play with Orsino’s speech. He describes love as a kind of illness which is ’killing’ him in a sense; "The appetite may sicken and so die." This in itself gives the play a melancholy atmosphere right from the start
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Tanya Hopker 26 February 2004 Grade 10Q Literature Essay Section A: Number 1 Dramatic irony is used to create comedy in this play. Write an essay explaining the effectiveness of this literary device in the first Act of "Twelfth Night". Twelfth Night In the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare the playwright uses much dramatic irony. Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something in the play that the characters themselves do not know‚ but act out. It is very effective in creating
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Thesis Statement Love is a cause of suffering. As we are acquainted with the characters in Twelfth Night we find that there are many common aspects between these strong natured characters‚ one of which is the claim of never ending suffering of their painful love. Overwhelming amount of feeling towards Olivia built up a cruel “apatite” for love that Orsino cannot satisfy. While Olivia’s grief is due to the inappropriate love for Cesario‚ a “man” well below her states. Wrapped in all this madness
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’A comedy then is a problem-solving story‚ ending in resolution and order and normally symbolised by marriage.’ How far would you agree with this statement when looking at Act 5 in ’Twelfth Night’? Shakespeare’s comedy ’Twelfth Night’ is mainly comedic due to the dramatic irony which is consistent throughout the play due to Viola‚ Sebastian’s twin‚ pretending to be a man named Cesario. This is evident in Act 1 Scene 4 when Orsino is praising Cesario for how much of a woman ’he’ looks. ’Diana’s
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others‚ the buffoon is represented as an eclectic person paid to say the truth in a comic manner through songs and jokes. Even though Feste in Twelth Night does not speak frequently in the first and second acts‚ he says enough for us to see that he is an observant and clever man. Firstly‚ well associated with the spirit of the twelfth night‚ the night where society reverses roles‚ Feste reflects joy. His name is a great example of the happiness he expresses. Feste sounds a lot like the French word
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Viola who is a shipwrecked lady who later disguises as Cesario arrives on shore along with a few sailors and the Captain of the shipwrecked boat. Viola asks where she is. The Captain tells her they are in Illyria. Viola is upset that she is in Illyria because her brother is in Elysium if he has not
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